The U.S. on Monday eased some restrictions on Syria’s transitional government to allow the entry of humanitarian aid after Islamist insurgents ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad last month. The U.S.
The personal details of Chabad shliach in Metula, Rabbi Moshe Sasonkin, were uncovered in chilling documents that IDF forces found in a Hezbollah bunker in the southern Lebanese village of
Brazilian police on Tuesday morning appealed to the federal court regarding the claim filed by the antisemitic Hind Rajab Foundation [HRF] against an IDF soldier, saying that such an investigation
Four years after launching a push for more diversity in its ranks, McDonald’s is ending some of its diversity practices, citing a U.S. Supreme Court’s decision that outlawed affirmative action in college admissions. McDonald’s is the latest big company to shift its tactics in the wake of the 2023 ruling and a conservative backlash against […]
President Joe Biden is taking a message to the grieving families of victims in the deadly New Year’s attack in New Orleans: “It takes time. You got to hang on.” Biden on Monday arrived in the city where an Army veteran drove a truck into revelers in the French Quarter, killing 14 and injuring 30 […]
President-elect Donald Trump issued a renewed warning to Hamas, demanding the release of hostages held in Gaza before he takes office on January 20. In a radio interview with conservative host Hugh Hewitt, Trump doubled down on his previous statement that there would be “hell to pay” if Hamas fails to comply. “Exactly what it […]
Donald Trump Jr. is heading to Greenland, visiting the Danish territory weeks after his father renewed suggestions that the U.S. could somehow take control of it. The younger Trump is
A suspect is on the run after a series of attempted carjackings, including one successful armed carjacking that ended in a crash in Flatbush. The Flatbush Scoop reported that the
Makers of medical devices that quickly measure oxygen levels in the blood would have to gather extra data to show that their products work for patients of color, under a
A snow storm dumped around 7 inches of snow in Baltimore on Monday, as yeshivas and Bais Yaakov’s stayed closed for the day, giving children a snow day. Baltimore Scoop
Russian troops in eastern Ukraine have captured the stronghold of Kurakhove after a monthslong battle, Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed Monday, adding the wrecked town to the Kremlin’s list of conquests during the almost three-year war. But the Ukrainian force defending Kurakhove dismissed the claim while acknowledging that Russian forces were attacking urban areas. “Measures to […]
Three kedoshei elyon had one common concept when it came to learning Torah – they were the Ohr Hachaim Hakadosh (Rabbi Chaim ibn Attar 1696-1743) when he came to Eretz Yisroel; the
The leader of Austria’s Freedom Party received a mandate Monday to form a new government, which would be the first headed by the far right since World War II if he succeeds. The anti-immigration and euroskeptic Freedom Party, which opposes sanctions against Russia and is led by Herbert Kickl, won Austria’s parliamentary election in September. […]
President-elect Donald Trump was thwarted Monday in his bid to indefinitely postpone this week’s sentencing in his hush money case while he appeals a ruling that upheld the verdict and put him on course to be the first president to take office convicted of crimes. Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan ordered Friday’s sentencing to proceed […]
The Venezuelan opposition leader who claims to have defeated President Nicolás Maduro in last year’s presidential election met Monday with U.S. President Joe Biden just days ahead of Maduro’s contested inauguration to a third term. Biden’s White House meeting with Edmundo González, who represented Venezuela’s main opposition coalition in the July presidential election, took place […]
The first U.S. bird flu death has been reported — a person in Louisiana who had been hospitalized with severe respiratory symptoms. Louisiana health officials announced the death on Monday. Health officials have said the person was older than 65, had underlying medical problems and had been in contact with sick and dead birds in […]
A newly-formed advocacy group is spearheading a $7 million initiative to rally Jewish voters ahead of New York City’s municipal elections — with a particular focus on the pivotal mayoral race, the NY Post reported. The Jewish Voters Action Network (JVAN) aims to mobilize voters in 12 City Council districts with high Jewish populations to […]
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy went on trial Monday over the alleged illegal financing of his 2007 presidential campaign by the government of then-Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. Sarkozy, 69, who served as president from 2007 to 2012, did not speak to the press as he arrived at the court in Paris. He has denied any wrongdoing. The […]
It’s the largest prosecution in Justice Department history — with reams of evidence, harrowing videos and hundreds of convictions of the rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Now Donald Trump’s return to power has thrown into question the future of the more than 1,500 federal cases brought over the last four years. Jan. 6 trials, guilty […]
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